TGS Tech Tip – Open-the-Store

TGS Tech Tip – Open-the-Store Intended for New Users and Experienced Users Alike To properly open-the-store, first open the General Store back office. Then open the point of sale module on each register workstation. It’s that simple! Here is a short YouTube video demonstrates the correct daily opening procedures in the General Store.

The General Store v11.0

The General Store v11.0 The General Store Retail Management System Version 11.0 (TGS v11.0) is now available and ready to ship. All merchants who are currently within their initial free maintenance period, or who are covered under a General Store maintenance contract are entitled to the new version. EMV and Analytics The main thrust behind…

Buy-Downs For Tobacco Stores

Buy-Downs For Tobacco Stores Do you sell tobacco products in your store? Then you are probably familiar with a form of discounting known as buy-downs. Buy-Down Utilities in The General Store The General Store supports this type of discounting and provides two utilities for creating and monitoring manufacturers’ buy-downs. • Buy-down Maintenance • Buy-down Reporting…

Tech Tip: The Dreaded 161 Error

Tech Tip: The Dreaded 161 Error Simply Apply your Actian or Pervasive License Key Your Actian/Pervasive database software was shipped with at least one license key, called the base license key. The license key sticker is typically affixed to the DVD case that your software was shipped in.  You can only run 30 days without a license key,…

Should You Upgrade To Windows 10?

Should You Upgrade To Windows 10? Legacy hardware installed? Don’t Upgrade to Windows 10 Yet! To upgrade to Windows 10 or not to upgrade to Windows 10? That is the question. Although the General Store runs perfectly fine under the Windows 10 operating environment, if you currently have older, legacy POS hardware installed on your…

The General Store OpenEdge EMV Payment Processing Interface

The General Store OpenEdge EMV Payment Processing Interface The General Store now includes an OpenEdge EMV Payment Processing interface. Formerly known as PayPros, or PPI, OpenEdge is the technology innovation division of Global Payments, a processor providing payment processing to roughly 2 million merchants in 29 countries. OpenEdge, a preferred General Store partner, provides seamless EMV payment…